So is there somewhere I can get a look at this article without buying the book? With a cut of hours, my budget has gotten really tight, and I don't know how long it's going to last...
I was hoping I could make a jacket from some white, monochrome embroidered silk I already have in my stash. I'm already making most of the other elements from other sources, but I wanted to do a painting posed like this one, to contrast the formal portrait I also will be doing. It's all part of a display to show the pieces and parts of the ensemble in use, while allowing judges and other interested parties to look over and inside the clothing and other items. thanks alex On 9/19/07, Robin Netherton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alex wrote: > > > http://www.boughtonhouse.org.uk/htm/gallery2/paintings/countessofsoton.htm > > This is not my own area so I won't try to answer, but I do want to note that > Danielle Nunn-Weinberg, who is sometimes on this list, did a detailed study > of these jackets, including a point-by-point analysis of the Vernon portrait, > in volume 2 of Medieval Clothing and Textiles. The article is called "The > Matron Goes to the Masque: The Dual Identity of the English Embroidered > Jacket." I would strongly suggest you read this before you try to re-create > anything from this portrait, because it's chock-full of theatrical and > symbolic elements. > (SNIPPED) > Danielle examined about 100 portraits showing jackets and seven extant > jackets. 10 of the portraits were painted before 1600. She doesn't have a lot > of detail about them, but I think it's worth reading the article to get a > sense of their line of development. > > Danielle may have more to say if she's reading this. > > --Robin > > -- I can handle anything that life throws at me. I may not be able to handle it well, or correctly, or gracefully, or with finesse, or expediently -- but I will handle it. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
